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PHP addChild () function

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Examples

Body and footer elements to add an element child elements:

<?php
$note=<<<XML
<note>
<to>Tove</to>
<from>Jani</from>
<heading>Reminder</heading>
<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
</note>
XML;

$xml=new SimpleXMLElement($note);

// Add a child element to the body element
$xml->body->addChild("date","2013-01-01");

// Add a child element after the last element inside note
$footer=$xml->addChild("footer","Some footer text");

echo $xml->asXML();
?>

Running instance »

Definition and Usage

addChild () function to add a child element to SimpleXML element.


grammar

addChild( name,value,ns );

参数 描述
name 必需。规定要添加的子元素的名称。
value 可选。规定子元素的值。
ns 可选。规定子元素的命名空间。

technical details

return value: It returns a Add to SimpleXMLElement object in XML child elements.
PHP version: 5.1.3+


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